Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Watchdog Group Wants State to Void Prison Contract

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The Arizona office of the American Friends Service Committee is asking state leaders to cancel a contract for 5,000 private prison beds. They also want the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and Secretary of State’s Office to investigate the private prison industry’s campaign contributions to push legislation that increases incarceration rates.

The group says it is simply asking for basic transparency for an industry that makes money from putting people in jail.

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